Fifth GF-TADs for Europe Steering Committee meeting (RSC5)

FAO assistance to prevent and control brucellosis

Andriy Rozstalnyy

FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

Technical Cooperation Projects (TCPs) and donor-funded Government Cooperation Projects (GCPs) to assist in brucellosis control: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan

Brucellosis control in Eastern Tajikistan

GCP/TAJ/009/TUR

• Continues REV1 vaccination for sheep and goats to reduce the

level of brucellosis in animals and human

•Using of cost recovery for vaccination services

•Public awareness on prevention and

control of brucellosis

• Improved institutional capacities to

design, implement and manage

control strategies against brucellosis

• Agreement reached on the most

cost-effective brucellosis control

methods and programmes for

controlling disease in humans and

animals

• National Action Plan for control of

brucellosis developed and tested

GCP/ARM/001/ITA Phase I – Assistance

in brucellosis control in Armenia

GCP /ARM/005/SWI Phase II project “Technical and institutional support to veterinary services in Armenia’’

The project outputs:

1) Institutional strengthening of veterinary services

2) Support to improvement of brucellosis prevention and control

strategy at regional and national levels.

-Continues vaccination for cattle, sheep and goats to reduce the

level of brucellosis in animals and human

-Capacities of public and private sectors to implement Brucellosis

Vaccination campaign at central and regional level are

strengthened

- Public awareness on prevention and control of brucellosis

The overall goal of the project is the strengthening of veterinary

services public sector in Syunik marz contributing to improvement of

the food safety system and sustainable agricultural development in

Armenia

Meetings on brucellosis with FAO

•FAO technical meeting in collaboration with WHO and

OIE ‘’Brucella melitensis in Eurasia and Middle East 11-14

May, 2009, Rome, Italy

•FAO regional workshop on development a brucellosis

control strategy in Central Asia 14-16 October 2009,

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

• Conference “Brucellosis 2009”, 12-14 November 2009,

Struga, FYR of Macedonia

•FAO regional workshop with participation of OIE and

WHO brucellosis control in Central Asia and Eastern

Europe, Izmir, Turkey, 9-11 April, 2013

Meetings on brucellosis with FAO

FAO regional workshop on brucellosis control in Central

Asia and Eastern Europe, Izmir, Turkey, 9-11 April, 2013

Representatives from 10 countries participated in the workshop,

namely the Republic of Albania, Republic of Azerbaijan, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Georgia, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic ,

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Tajikistan

, Republic of Turkey and Republic of Uzbekistan

As well as representatives of partner organizations :

OIE - Dr. Joseph Domenech

WHO - Dr. Hilde Kruse

Meetings on brucellosis with FAO

FAO regional workshop on brucellosis control in Central

Asia and Eastern Europe, Izmir, Turkey, 9-11 April, 2013

•An overview of the epidemiological situation of brucellosis and

control programmes in each participating country

•Discussion of brucellosis control strategies in Central Asia and

Eastern Europe

•Presentation and discussion of the strategic framework for

progressive control of brucellosis as a guide for developing

sustainable control programmes

•Identify key elements for developing sub-regional strategies for

progressive control of brucellosis in Central Asia and Eastern

Europe

FAO regional workshop on brucellosis control in Central Asia and Eastern Europe,

Izmir, Turkey, 9-11 April, 2013

A stepwise approach for progressive

control of brucellosis in animals

• Consists of a roadmap of four stages each with a situation

analysis, expected outcome and key activities

• Aims to assist member countries in launching, updating and

pursuing brucellosis control programmes

• Requirements and performance indicators are defined for

each step

• A source of up-to-date information on brucellosis control

•Describes factors influencing implementation of the roadmap

(externalities)

•The Roadmap document is useful for its intended purpose, i.e.as generic

guidelines for country veterinary authorities to prepare and manage a

brucellosis control programme.

• Should apply to all major domestic livestock species in one document.

• Endorsed as a useful way for national veterinary authorities for planning

and implementing of activities to reduce brucellosis in livestock.

•FAO is requested to prepare a chapter with comprehensive guidelines to

national authorities on how to prepare national strategy documents for

brucellosis control

FAO regional workshop on brucellosis control in Central Asia and Eastern Europe,

Izmir, Turkey, 9-11 April, 2013

The Conclusions

FAO regional workshop on brucellosis control in Central Asia and Eastern Europe,

Izmir, Turkey, 9-11 April, 2013

The participants made a set of recommendations to

FAO,OIE and to authorities in the participants’ countries

The final draft was sent to the OIE for comments and

than it will be translated in Russian

THANKS